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The News Watch organized to act in solidarity with the journalists working in conflict zones has been awarded the Günter Wallraff Critical Journalism Award by Initiative Nachrichtenaufklarung.
The Initiative Nachrichtenaufklarung, an initiative founded in Germany to draw attention to the news that the main-stream media overlooks, will give the award to the News Watch in a ceremony to be held in Köln on June 10.
68 journalists had worked with their colleagues for eight weeks within the scope of the News Watch, and shared the news which wide-spread media neglected with public.
The watchers covering as many as 300 articles by working with their colleagues had tried to bring the destruction as well as the crackdowns on the journalists on the agenda.
"This award belongs to our colleagues”
The News Watch used the following expression as to the award:
“This award named after journalist Günter Wallraff who is one of the first figures coming to mind with respect to investigative journalism and published his experiences of working at Germany factories under cover of an immigrant worker of Turkey origin into a book, has both excited and filled us, the News Watch coordination team with pride.
“We have wanted to share this with you too.
“This award belongs to our colleagues pursuing truth in danger like in the starting point of the News Watch”.
The media outlets with which the News Watch acted in solidarity are as follows:
Azadi Tv, Azadiya Welat, Batman Yön Gazetesi, Batman Sonsöz gazetesi, Diha, Evrensel Gazetesi, Haberdar, Hayat Tv, imc Tv, Jinha, Jiyan Tv, K24 Tv, Kurdsat News Tv, Özgür Gün Tv, Özgür Haber Gazetesi, Sabro gazetesi, Tigris Haber Gazetesi, Waar Tv.
The ones joining the News Watch
Following figures took place in the News Watch
Ali Akel (serbest gazeteci), Aram Duran (T24), Arzu Demir (ETHA), Aslı Ceren Aslan (Özgür Gelecek), Aydın Bodur (Solfasol), Ayşe Yıldırım(Cumhuriyet), Ayşegül Doğan (İmc TV), Aysel Kılıç (Demokrat Haber),Aysel Sağır (T24), Çağrı Sarı (Evrensel), Cansu Pişkin (Evrensel), Cansu Yapıcı (Mimarist), Celal Başlangıç (Haberdar), Cem Dinlenmiş (Penguen),Cengiz Çandar (Radikal), Ceren Sözeri (Evrensel), Ceyda Karan(Cumhuriyet), Cihangir Balkır (Zete), Demet Yılan (Sendika.org), Elif Akgül(Bianet), Elif İnce (serbest gazeteci), Ergun Babahan (Özgür Düşünce),Evrim Kurdoğlu (serbest gazeteci), Eyüp Tatlıpınar (serbest gazeteci),Fatih Polat (Evrensel), Fehim Işık (gazeteci), Gökhan Biçici (Dokuz8 Haber), Gökhan Tan (serbest gazeteci), Gökhan Yılmaz (Yeni Asya),Gülistan Aydoğdu (Solfasol), Güliz Karaoğlan Vural (Nokta), Gülşen İşeri (İnsan Haber), Gülten Üstüntağ (Today’s Zaman), Hayko Bağdat (Diken),İmre Azem (belgesel sinemacı), İrfan Aktan (Express), İslam Özkan (On4 Tv), İsminaz Temel (ETHA), Kumru Başer (serbest gazeteci), Leyla Alp(serbest gazeteci), Mehveş Evin (Diken), Meltem Akyol (Hayat TV), Mesut Bayram (Sol portal), Metin Cihan (İleri Haber), Murat Sabuncu(Cumhuriyet), Murat Sayan (Yeni Asya), Mürüvet Küçük (Alınteri), Nermin Pınar Erdoğan (Kadınların Postası), Nevin Sungur (Açık Radyo – İmc TV), Önder Öner (ETHA), Onur Yılmaz (Solfasol), Pelin Cengiz (Haberdar),Pınar Öğünç (Cumhuriyet), Ragıp Duran (Liberation), Reyan Tuvi (serbest gazeteci, belgesel sinemacı), Şafak Timur (serbest gazeteci), Said Sefa(Haberdar), Semiha Şahin (ETHA), Semra Çelebi (Özgür Radyo), Sevil Doğan (Özgür Gelecek), Tuğba Tekerek (serbest gazeteci), Tunca Öğreten(Diken), Ümit Kıvanç (Radikal – belgesel sinemacı), Yavuz Baydar (P24),Yetvart Danzikyan (Agos), Yıldırım Türker (Özgür Gündem), Yusuf Nazım(T24), Zeynep Yüncüler (Birgün). (EA/TK)
